{"id":1436,"date":"2013-12-18T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/18\/stricter-flood-zone-boundaries-worry\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:41:24","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:41:24","slug":"stricter-flood-zone-boundaries-worry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/18\/stricter-flood-zone-boundaries-worry\/","title":{"rendered":"Stricter flood zone boundaries worry waterfront homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Genevi\u00e8ve April
with files from Robert Frank<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Around 700 Laval homeowners are directly affected by Quebec\u2019s new regulations. Concerned citizens were invited by city hall to attend an information meeting on the subject, Dec. 5, where officials explained in detail where the new flood lines are, how they will be affected by the new regulation and what was being done about it. <\/p>\n

For years, the previous municipal administration fended off the Quebec government\u2019s 2005 flood zone decree, but this year the Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois government put its foot down and forced the city to use the new maps to assess property evaluations. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to explain that the city had nothing to do with the decision. The government decided to impose a decree on Laval, and the Cities and Towns Act gives us no leeway but to comply,\u201d explained spokesperson Fran\u00e7ois Brochu. <\/p>\n

The change in the flood lines leaves many Laval homeowners stuck with houses that they can\u2019t renovate and are more difficult to insure, making them much more difficult to sell. <\/p>\n

\u201cMany homeowners fear that their homes will lose value. They should instead look at the big picture,\u201d Brochu suggested. \u201cAny house adjacent to the shore runs the risk of being flooded, but it won\u2019t lose value because those locations remain attractive.\u201d <\/p>\n

All citizens were invited to consult one-on-one with city experts to learn exactly how they would be affected. The city deemed a case-by-case approach a more helpful way to convey the individual impact. <\/p>\n

\u201cPeople can get information about specific addresses by visiting the city office [at 1313 Chomedey Blvd.],\u201d added Brochu. \u201cEach case is different.\u201d <\/p>\n

Laval is also engaged in ongoing negotiations to urge the Quebec government to amend its decision. A study, commissioned by Laval and expected to be complete within the next six months, should reveal that the new flood lines decreed by the government do not accurately represent the true flood risk around Laval. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re confident that the [provincial] government will consider this more complete and up-to-date study, and reverse their decision. We\u2019ve witnessed a great deal of collaboration from the government, and they seem willing to listen to our arguments,\u201d concluded Brochu. \u201cWe just ask citizens to remain patient a little while longer, while we await for the study to be completed, rather than jumping to conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime MNA Jean Rousselle told The Suburban<\/i> that the only major flood he has witnessed in Laval in more than three decades is the torrent of worried constituents pouring through the doors of his Vimont riding office.<\/p>\n

Rousselle took the Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois government to task for reckless haste and ignoring Laval residents\u2019 legitimate concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve invested in their home to have a worry-free retirement, or to raise their families,\u201d he observed. \u201cThe Environment Minister and the Minister for Laval ought to have come up with a solution for them before they adopted this measure. They could have worked with the people who are affected, beforehand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had a home on the Mille \u00celes shore, I\u2019d be worried,\u201d Rousselle added. \u201cSome have lived there for 15 years or more. Suddenly they\u2019re in a flood zone. They paid a premium to live on the waterfront and now they\u2019re told it\u2019s a swamp. They\u2019re witnessing the value of their home plummet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government has proceeded way too hurriedly,\u201d he concluded. \u201cWatercourses can change over the years. Quebec ought to have hired experts: professionals who are independent of the government, to do a thorough analysis first.\u201d <\/p>\n

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